Source: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RplDPOuuN0UWyjklu4JJbTCUH2UctCFRyx9v4Kqlbok
The Y axis should be multiplied by 10 for remaining mana. At this time there seems to be no way to avoid a DPS dropoff 100 seconds into the fight. Flasks prolong the fight a little but not enough to solve this issue.
Do you have other ideas to prevent the drop-off?
What would this plot look like for your class?
I'd luv to see the damage graph of a spell crit parsing ele shaman in MC.
I'd luv to see the damage graph of a spell crit parsing ele shaman in MC.
What do you mean with a spell crit parsing? Do you mean, a shaman geared for maximal crit % running an actual MC run?
After some more crunching, it seems like the optimal strategy for an elemental shaman, rather than just downranking, is to mix rank 10 and rank 4 in a ratio corresponding to the length of the fight.
For a 4-minute fight, this ratio is about 4:7, meaning you cast r10 four times and r4 seven times, then repeat.
This is more efficient than continuously casting r6 or r7, as the lower ranks scale best with mana efficiency and the highest ranks scale best with DPS.
What's a real pain is that Ele shaman doesn't have the talent called Master of Elements (which would make a lot of sense) that refunds mana on spell crit, when ele shaman has the most natural spell crit via talents in the game.
Like, c'mon man. To this day, I've always been flummoxed at how Blizzard left some specs in such a dire state when the fixes were so obvious. Kevin Jordan, one of the original devs, said they wanted to fix them but didn't have time, but I dunno. I think you could conceive of one or two pretty simple tweaks that could make any bad spec at least palatable. Ele shaman isn't uber terrible but damn the mana problem is a disaster, made worse when a talent that makes loads of sense in both name and function belongs to another class (mage, in this case) where it's only a talent taken in some builds, not even mandatory.
What do you mean with a spell crit parsing? Do you mean, a shaman geared for maximal crit % running an actual MC run?
Yeah. It might be off-topic was just wondering if you found some data about such a scenario.
After some more crunching, it seems like the optimal strategy for an elemental shaman, rather than just downranking, is to mix rank 10 and rank 4 in a ratio corresponding to the length of the fight.
Yup, one of the many things that makes a great ele shaman is knowing the exact amount of casts you can get off in a fight.
Ele shaman isn't uber terrible but damn the mana problem is a disaster, made worse when a talent that makes loads of sense in both name and function belongs to another class (mage, in this case) where it's only a talent taken in some builds, not even mandatory.
Yup the mana can be an inconvenience, but most people blindly assume ele shamans go OOM constantly, which is sad. Their mana problem is literally fixed by getting consumables and downranking appropriately, unfortunately most people are convinced by uninformed players because the average person is not willing to put in the effort to remedy their issues. (it's a vicious cycle)
Yeah. It might be off-topic was just wondering if you found some data about such a scenario.
I didn't run MC as elemental myself because we always need the healers. But I think hit %, up to the cap at 13% is probably better than crit: if you miss a spell you lose the damage of the spell, and if you crit you double the damage of 1 spell.
Compared to spellpower, of course both hit and crit become better when you have more spellpower. At pre-BiS levels of gear the results are quite shockingly in favor of spellpower: 1% hit gives you a 1.2%ish damage bonus depending on what your hit/crit is. If an average rank 10 lightning bolt hits for 744 damage, that means 1.2% of that is only like 9 damage. That means 10 spellpower is better than 1% hit or 1% crit, until you amass more spellpower and hit/crit becomes a bit stronger. Spellpower is the king of PvE stats, unless I'm missing something in the calculation...
Yup the mana can be an inconvenience, but most people blindly assume ele shamans go OOM constantly, which is sad. Their mana problem is literally fixed by getting consumables and downranking appropriately, unfortunately most people are convinced by uninformed players because the average person is not willing to put in the effort to remedy their issues. (it's a vicious cycle)
I don't think most guilds have to make everything 100% optimal. But if I'm honest, the DPS output of an ele shaman (that uses downranking) in longer fights is just less good than that of other classes. Believe me, I want ele shamans to work but I think their mana issues are not entirely solved by consumables. Look at mages: they have mana stones, evocation (almost a full mana bar with a +spirit weapon) and Robe of the Archmage. Even when they are oom, they can still wand. I think an ele shaman is viable in a raid but not optimal. It's okay to bring one, but if everybody chooses a spec like this the progression raids will be significantly harder, right?
Yup the mana can be an inconvenience, but most people blindly assume ele shamans go OOM constantly, which is sad. Their mana problem is literally fixed by getting consumables and downranking appropriately, unfortunately most people are convinced by uninformed players because the average person is not willing to put in the effort to remedy their issues. (it's a vicious cycle)
Well that wasn't really my point, but it's true what you say.
Hi,
I've been to three Raids now with my elemental Shaman.
It has been alot of fun and no real mana issues because of consumes, downranking and fast boss down times (mc farm).
It's clear that it is a lot more work than playing other casters.
But we must not forget that as Shamans we bring more to the table than just pure dmg.
1. Windfury / Totem buffs
2. Heal if necessary
Is there any way to factor in the +dmg Windfury gives for a grp of 4 Melee DDs?
I would love to add that to the existing dps of ele ;-)
Hi,
I've been to three Raids now with my elemental Shaman.
It has been alot of fun and no real mana issues because of consumes, downranking and fast boss down times (mc farm).
It's clear that it is a lot more work than playing other casters.
But we must not forget that as Shamans we bring more to the table than just pure dmg.
1. Windfury / Totem buffs
2. Heal if necessary
Is there any way to factor in the +dmg Windfury gives for a grp of 4 Melee DDs?
I would love to add that to the existing dps of ele ;-)
When push comes to shove, what matters is not personal DPS, but the effective raid value of a player in a raid slot. Ele shamans are indeed versatile, but a shaman in resto gear will always be a better healer than a shaman in ele gear. They also provide the same totem buffs.
When a guild makes a raid roster, they will compare:
1. Resto shaman in melee group + other DPS in an other group
2. Ele shaman in melee group + other healer in an other group
Don't get me wrong, it's entirely viable to take an ele shaman to the current raid tiers. The reason why it's hard to sell ele is that a lot of guilds are trying to optimize their raid team so that it's eventually able to handle AQ40 and Naxx, and in that mindset I would personally go with option 1 even if I really like playing elemental.
and in that mindset I would personally go with option 1
There is no doubt a resto shaman will provide more raid dps without using a spot.